Out of State Tuition

kmccrindle
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:00:03 +0000

BMP, the problem is your Visa status – it is not considered permanent and ergo speaks to transitional or temporary intent. The reason “refugees” are cited in the language as eligible for review, for example, is because they do not yet have status but the INTENT is permanent residency. Whereas your E-Visa and your 1-94 are entirely “temporary” in nature.

You would be designated Out of State at my son’s school as well. Your only remedy to my mind is to apply for permanent resident status to improve your tuition costs for next year (if granted…it is a lengthy process.) Even then, you will still have to prove a “severance of all ties” with England, meaning, your family cannot hold property, money, or shared custody among the countries for family members (eg. if you were subject of a custody order as a child.)

By way of example, we had to go through all of this even though we had been granted PERMANENT RESIDENT status, owning home and business, paying taxes etc. in a state for SEVEN years already, just because my son had a parent living in another country. We were successful in proving the severance of all ties in the end.